11 July 2008Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 23 - Issue No: 17







 

Headlines


India's Valuable Group acquires Disney founded MovieBeam
 Valuable Group buys out MovieBeam; UFO Moviez owner to relaunch Disney initiated push VoD service.

Music India to launch India's first Bhojpuri music channel
 Media Worldwide is launching India's first Bhojpuri music channel; Sangeet Bhojpuri to be up on 14 July.

Aamir Khan is Tata Sky brand ambassador
 Tata Sky ropes in film star Aamir Khan as brand ambassador; to launch personal video recorder in yr.

Star Gold to air Jackie Chan film festival

Filmy biz head Shailesh Kapoor quits

My FM to celebrate world population day

Radio One to provide traffic update

BBC Worldwide ' 08 operating profit up 17% at £117.7 mn

Aftra ratifies primetime TV contract with AMPTP

TV dominates viewing in America: Nielsen

RRsat, WatchIndia tie up to distribute Indian channels

Guruji.com launches search engine for music

PPC to co-produce Jail with Madhur Bhandarkar

MGM green lights Goddard’s first directorial venture

Bharti partners AIFF to support under-16 football team


Walt Disney to promote High School Musical 3 from 13 July
Disney Music signs Universal Music as licensee in Asia

Khamosh! Shatrughan Sinha speaks
Ek Se.. judges take a dig at Rajshree
Parvati to be jailed again
I will not like my child to participate in a reality show: Sameera Reddy

News Releases
Sukhwinder Singh makes Mandira Bedi, Farah Khan, Vishal & Shekhar dance to his tunes in Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar
BBC World News and Synovate survey reveals a shift in attitudes to climate change

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (22/06/2008 to 28/06/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (22/06/2008 to 28/06/2008)
Star Cricket
Star Plus
Zee TV
DD1
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
NDTV Imagine
Zee Cinema


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Today's Newsbreakers.......India News
    		• Microsoft to cut price of Xbox 360 to $299 - source
    		• ESPN on turning track as fatigue threatens to spoil ICC mini WC
    		• Apple's iPhone debuts to lines, hype, ceremonial fanfare in Japan
    		• Aishwarya was Will Smith's first choice for 'Hancock'
    		• Ashtavinayak invests Rs.9 bn in forthcoming movies
    		• Magicians get organised with businesses calling on their services
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		• Tata Sky signs Aamir as brand ambassador
    		• DoT can go for global auction for 3G: TRAI
    		• CBDT sees IPL as a money spinner
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Radio programme on horticulture
    Source:The Hindu
      
    		• Set Max set to clinch TV rights for T20 Champions League
    		• Net cos’ cash registers ring with Orkut, Facebook clicks
    		• Telcos tell Trai not to regulate VAS
    		• Now, a circuit 60 times faster than current broadband
    Source: Financial Express
      
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    TV row in Tamilnadu takes new turn

    Source: News Today
     
    		• Tour dates set to change as players put IPL over country
    Source: Indian Express
      
    		• Life`s style: SRK turns content provider
    		• Picture set to turn bleak for broadcasters
    		• IPL may pay Rs 160 cr as TDS to taxman
    		• 7Seas eyes buyout in mobile, online gaming space
    		• Yahoo lets outside firms tinker with search engine
    		• Scientists develop Internet that is 60 times faster
    Source: Business Standard
      
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    Aamir Khan is TataSky brand ambassador

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    Virgin Mobile eyes larger chunk of youth market

    		• IPL moolah tempts, snub hurts Monty
    		• Mallika asked to return Rs.2.5mn
    		•

    Yash Chopra to strengthen India-France ties

    		•  'My argument with Ekta has been hyped'
    		• 'Bollywood eclipsing singers' creativity'
    		• Shah Rukh’s London dreams
    Source: DNA
     
    		• The superhero success formula: keep it ‘adult’
    		• Packvertising on TV screens increases in tighter marketplace
    		• Jet Airways gets rights to fly to Dubai
    Source: Livemint
     
    International News
    		• Ex-Time Warner CTO joins Virgin board
    		• Adult channel fined £18k for unprotected 'sex'
    		• Virgin Media TV centralises acquisitions
    Source: Digital Spy
     
    		• TargetCast: Broadcast Prime Ad Rates Fell 11% in Q2
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• BBC content deal with Babel
    		• Orange social networking service
    Source: Advanced Television
     
    		• Additions Give Dish 100 National HD Channels
    Source: TV Week
     
    		• CBS News And CNET Team Up On iPhone 3G Coverage
    Source: Smart Brief
     
    		• Media moguls meet at Sun Valley amid industry changes
    Source: Reuters
     
    		•  TAIWAN: Yahoo-Kimo Inc announces tie-up with Mozilla
    Source: Asia Media
    		• Sony Pictures TV promotes Steinberg
    Source: Variety
     
    		• U.S. journalist Koppel joins BBC's 'World News America' team
    Source: Reuters
     
    		• Kodak, Leader in Digital Imaging, Announces Unique Partnerships
    		• Kmart Partners with Warner Bros. Consumer Products
    Source: Market Watch
     
    		• Disney teams up with Universal
    Source: NST
     
    		• Macrovision Solutions Enters Into License Agreement With Yahoo Japan
    Source: RTT News
     
    		• Sony offers 'Sit Down' deal
    		• Perspective Studios goes bicoastal
    Source: Hollywood Reporter
     
    		• DirecTV does deals with 180 Connect and UniTek USA
    Source: Biz Journals
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